Project Engineer

ABB is hiring a Project Engineer in Shanghai, China. Level rates it ; you can apply on ABB.

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On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions electrical engineering, project management and quality control among its tools and skills.
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Project Technical Engineer responsible for drive systems engineering, design reviews, FAT, and commissioning support at ABB Marine Engineering.

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This position reports to:

Senior Engineering Manager

Project Technical Engineer (Drive)

General info.

Department: IAMP, Hub China, Marine Engineering

Reporting Line: Engineering Manager

Company: CNAUS

Location: Shanghai Kang Qiao

Tasks:

Sales Handover
- Attend project handover meeting, review all technical documents and clarify all deviations.
- Identify risks and opportunities.
Basic Engineering
- Acquires initial data from stakeholders.
- Prepare project engineering document list and submitting schedule plan together with Project Technical Manager or Project Manager.
- Prepare engineering templates / references.
- Prepare / Attend external kickoff meeting, prepare question list to meeting and finalize the meeting minutes / action list.
- Attend basic technical review, follow up action list.
Detailed Engineering
- Monitors the compliance of the engineering processes to operating procedures e.g. classification society’s rules and other standards.
- Guides design works and design changes (Project Manager takes responsibility if the change is requested by Shipyards or Owner, and have impact on schedules or (and) costs)
- Check project documents status and organize documents delivery.
- Answers technical questions from stakeholders.
- Organizes and leads project technical reviews and prepare review reports and action list.
- Follow up design freeze plan and document approval status.
Test
- Prepare FAT procedures and check list
- Pre-check, pre-test in test lab or factory site, finish internal quality control document
- Attends FAT, support customer during test, organize punches discussing and prepare FAT minutes of meeting
- FAT punches clearance follow-up
Commissioning
- Prepare as-built updates Participates in kickoff meeting with commissioning team and prepare for technical handover.
- Provides technical support of critical issues for commissioning.
- Prepare final documents and software archive.
Warranty Support
- Join the warranty case studies if required.
- Update engineering documentation or software
- Collect site final test results
- Update final documents / software
Quality
- Join quality improvement projects.
- Support to engineering templates maintenance
- Project lesson learns sharing
- Quality issue capture from project engineering

Requirements:

Electrical & Automation (Marine), Bachelor or Above.
Marine & Offshore electrical propulsion system knowledge
Electrical drive system analysis
- Drive system THD calculation
- AFE converter filter selection
- System resonance evaluation
Drive system products knowledge
- Medium voltage frequency converter
- Low voltage frequency converter
- PLC drive control unit hardware / software
- Vessel remote control unit hardware
Fluent English communication with customer and colleagues (Oral / Written)
Ownership to own area of responsibility
“Higher Quality” awareness on daily work

Additional Information:

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How we rate this

Project Engineer at ABB rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Project Engineer is an open job at ABB.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
The job was posted on August 26, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by ABB. Apply on ABB

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